The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-10-08
1t WOhIIh6hAN'S Fa|tM !,
What Democratic Legislatures have
Done In the Interest Of Labor.
Honorable Record OF the True
Labor Party.
Not Taffy and Promises, but
Practical Help.

OF tho state, looking to judiciois legi .la.
ton 10 ben.iit the farmers oi Ohiu, passed
April D. 1888.
.. An act establishing Burenu OF
statistics in the office of the Secret ,ry Of
state to furnish bases for Intelligent
legislation for the industrial cllSses oi
Ohio, who labor for living, passed April
IL, 1858.
8. An act exnmpting the personal
carnin IS fro ii application to the payment
o! deb:s in certain cases where the
debtor is the head or suppo t OF ~ ia nifty
thus lcncitiny the laborer, passed.
Mays, 1888.
4. An net perfccting the Homestead
Exemption Law, in the interest oi ElDo..
Ing people, passed Aprl9, lsjL.
s. An act providing for gathering anil
return of the statistics OF the p olut. Of
Industry an labor---lncludlr, Manu-.
passed May :. 1850.
6. An act providing for Tho nnroint-
ment OF a NJ ne Inspector, an irpgul, ing
Mines and Mining. rs request. by tbs
Miners OF the State, passaI March q,
1874.
Z. An act securing pay to persons
performing labor or furnishing materials
i'll constructing Railroads, passed March
u, 1874.
s. The Mechanics Lien Law, pascal
March ~, 1873, which is of great btnelit
to the lahor,n: man.
q. An Net provi ling furtaor 'ris'1tion
to protect The homestead OF the liborin.
man, or IL; equivalent in cash, pass:.l
March :, 1888.
ID. An act to improve an pari''t thu
Mechanics Lien Law, p.,s,'l Mare, l3,
1878, for tlt 200 oi tn. laDorins man.
II. An at providing further Iegisla.
ton in the interest Of Mechanics and
Laborers, passed May Ii, l<is.
II. An act proviiin. for thu apnoirt-
ment of Inspector of Factories Al lSI,op,
lookin. to the IL ttrr protection o. th'
health cnnfor,, an Il safety %! h"gsoi,
employa | III .r'in. PISS. A,ril 4. l>>!.
~. An act 10 p-oyi,l" for moro a lc.
luate an Sufficient in>p 'ction vi thu
Mines OF the state, nni to protrrt lh'
lives ol tn. Mn RS, M to provhi, lor
arbitratin! 'ontro versies or Disagree
lents between Up ,tor. IN Mlh.!s,
oass.l Apr.i l.. 1854.
H. An act authorizing tn, creation
mi pro"il'ng for thu op .r.tioi oi tri
ounal4 o voluntary arbitration. 10 i,u,!
Industrial 'I-n,t-s btw"ei employers
m'l employed pissed Fen H. l-s,.
Is. An 1t. p ,vllln; i.,iit ~. ,,sv-
nent oi wages III RIP. dn< etc. ply.
able otherwise an nI'n'v AMI
aristocrat. and this policy OF the Re.
publican party was kept up until :0l,-
V0J.UOJ acras Of land w;ts granite to rail
road corporations. Says Mr.. 5, ck.layer,
now acting LAID Commission ia his
speech in the tortyci.h:h Con, ,rcss:
"rhc mind il sta ~ r,.i in al, effort to
rontempat" tn : impartial estate grated
to great corp, ,raii..is. II Can On Y b~
grasped by comparison. i'oa rnn tarvy.
out oi it J.. .O"m honi"stca is ,oi on,
hundred and Stv acres each. II is
equal to two hundred AMI forty Stat 3
tho size Of Khode Island. Ii Is equal in
area TO seven states like Pannsyiv ni',
with her 45.2l5 square miles; ioir an |
one-hali times as large as all the New
England states: equal to the .irt 'en
original stairs, which have 2O4,0,l.2 -
acres. The total area oi Great Brit lin
and Ireland is ~, ~. $40 acres. or but
little more than one third these grants.
There is not among al the enlightened
nations of modern Europe one that has
an area which equals that of our railroad
and the Kingdom OF Italy. with Switzrr.
land and tue Netherlands nd led have
an area al only 25N,Ol2,6.0 urres. The
creation by law Of this most = 'gantic lani
monopoly the world has ever s zen must
in the very nature of things be lei, npon
our institutions and upon our people.
The example OF the Federal Government
has been followed by some oi our
States which have granted millions OF
acres OF their public lands 10 railroad
corporations, or sold them in large DO lies
TO individuals. All the barriers have
been thrown down. and foreign and
domestic capitalists have been rsaping u
rich harvest for, themselves IN the
purchase Of vast areas OF lan.l. Bnt so
lar as the people are concerned. they,
through their unworthy representatives.
have sown the wind, and they are des,i-
ned to reap the whirlwind."
The Democratic party is now engaged,
and has been engaged at all times when
an opportunity offered. 10 put stop to
tho Sluandering OF the public hands by
the Republican party, and now that It
has the power 10 stop the stnpcrlUus
wrong it is regainng some of the land
the Republican party bestowed upon
railroad corporations, AMI whirh has
been forfeited. 4 Washington ii>p Itch
OF recent date says The Assistant Land
Commissioner has issued orders relativu
10 the land Of the Atlantic AMI Pacific
Railroad, and also in reference to tho
Florida Hallway and Navigation and tho
Gulf and ship Island Railway Com
pinies. whose land grants all liz in Elori-
ia, and also to the Missouri Kansas anil
Texas. According to the estimates male
officially, the Atlantic an putii.. or Ter
throws open to settlement .a.tsE,, N !
acrs, anti the orders to the Florida Rail
way un'l Navigation Company M the
Cuff and Ship Island Railway Companies
will largely increase the amount Of I'm |
restored 70 the people, anl the policy
now being pursued by the Democratic
administration will result in the slitu-
ton at fully $40 1000 acres oi tho public
lan.s 10 the people, an open them to
homestead settlement, enough Tor BIZ
b,W farms of ltD acres each, a hun lrnl
tho'DaInl more farms than ,h,re are in
Iniiana . all sizes.
These irs subjects which the people
can nlurl TO take into c0nsi,i ration
They viii 'li~ov'r, on tn. one hand the
Repnblira party throwing away tnr
peoples lDnI, hestowiny it on riilroa /
corp retlonS scekn. to hu " up n land.
I'd aristsr.cy, while III. ivno,rlti
party Is resolved by evry law 'ul mean
10 give ~ .aneh Us possible OF the puo-
ic iari brs ~ the p-o.ni, t..c rs..,..
,wn"rs oi IN" acres.
lhr lnilowim is u stntnm"nt nreroro,l
~ Aptil,I Land ('alnmi.uia,,nr sin.,.